It may be true that chickens produce less greenhouse gas than other animals
reared for meat ("Humble chicken the meat-eater's saviour", June 28-29) but what
about the cruelty involved?

In the accompanying photograph, thousands of chickens could be seen crammed
inside a barren, dim, sunless warehouse. Not evident in the photo is the
ammonia-laden air these pitiful birds are forced to breathe day and night. Nor
does the photo show the many painfully crippled birds - the result of
selectively breeding them to grow at an abnormally fast rate.

Have our senses become so dulled that we no longer care about the suffering
of our fellow beings? The best way to reduce greenhouse gases is to stop eating
meat altogether. Better for our health, their health and the health of our
planet.